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1 1 Knowing vs. Doing James 1: /10/16 It was near the end of a very hectic week several years ago. I was still laboring over a sermon for that Sunday. I had a wedding to do, along with several meetings, and a few counseling sessions. I was swamped. So when a homeless man showed up, needing clothing, I found myself grumbling as I took him over to the local clothes closet to get him a few things, so he d have something to wear to his new job. I don t have time for this, I thought. So, I was really glad to get back to writing my sermon about taking care of the poor! Ouch! I m not kidding. I realized it on my way back to my office. In my opinion, no one sets out to be a hypocrite, but it does happen! You see, Jesus set very high standards for our conduct, both in terms of our behavior and our attitudes- to love our enemies, to forgive others freely, to be generous with our time and money, etc. So, we shouldn t be surprised that many of us fail to live up to standards like that, which unfortunately leads some people to conclude that Christians are just a bunch of hypocrites! This isn t a new problem for us, either. We know it was a problem in the church 2000 years ago, because in James letter to the church, he writes about it. I think his words are just as applicable today as they were then!
2 2 19 You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for your anger does not produce God s righteousness. 21 Therefore rid yourselves of all sordidness and rank growth of wickedness, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls. 22 But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. 23 For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror; 24 for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like. 25 But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act they will be blessed in their doing. 26 If any think they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless. 27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world. (James 1:19-27) Here we find those high standards, but also some help to actually live up to them. Let s walk through the passage a few verses at a time. 19 You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for your anger does not produce God s righteousness. 21 Therefore rid yourselves of all sordidness and rank growth
3 3 of wickedness, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls. (James 1:19-21) James begins by identifying two areas that many of us struggle to control: the words we say, and our anger. We ll come back to our words a little later, but let s think for a minute about anger. James advises us to be slow to anger. He doesn t say we should never be angry, but that we need to have it under control. Have you ever met a person who seems to be continually angry? Such people make me very uncomfortable, as I often don t know what might set them off, and cause them to direct their anger toward me! A Christian counselor was working with such a man. She asked him, What would your life look like if you got rid of your anger? There was a long pause. Finally he responded, if I get rid of my anger, what will I have left? Sad, but true for some people. Frederick Buechner explores the payoff of staying angry when he wrote, Of the seven deadly sins, anger is possibly the most fun. To lick your wounds, to smack your lips over grievances long past, to roll over your tongue the prospect of bitter confrontations still to come, to savor to the last toothsome morsel of both the pain you are given and pain you are giving back- in many ways it is a feast fit for a king. The chief drawback is that what you are wolfing down is yourself! The skeleton at the feast is you.
4 4 If you are a person who struggles to control your anger, please get help to deal with it. For your sake as well as for those around you! As James says, your anger doesn t produce God s righteousness; And as Buechner says, it is toxic for your soul. James goes on to talk about ridding ourselves of other sordidness and wickedness, words that cover a lot of ground! And then he starts to get practical about how we can make these kinds of changes when he says, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls. The solution is found in God s word. Now James is aware that it is certainly possible to hear God s Word and let it just roll off your back. So he tells us how to avoid that. We need to receive the Word with meekness. I think a better translation for that word would be humility. We place ourselves under its authority, trusting that any word from the Lord is good for us and for God s world. And when we receive God s word with humility, it is planted in our hearts. Many of you plant gardens. A humble heart is like soil that has been carefully prepared to receive a seed. Then, the seed takes root, grows, and produces fruit. That s what God s word can do in our hearts, taking root and producing the fruit of right living. And there s more about interacting with God s word.
5 5. 22 But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. 23 For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror; 24 for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like. 25 But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act they will be blessed in their doing. I love the new metaphor James uses here. He says that God s Word is like a mirror. It shows us exactly who we are, warts and all! That s important, because of our human capacity for self-deception, which he mentions here. Psychologists are well-aware of the human tendency to exaggerate our own positive characteristics and abilities. Two years ago some researchers decided to test this tendency by doing a study of British prisoners who were locked up for robbery and acts of violence. Each convict was asked to compare himself to the average prisoner with regard to certain character traits. A high percentage of the inmates rated themselves as more moral, kinder to others, more self-controlled, more law-abiding, more compassionate, more dependable, and more honest than the average prisoner. No surprise there. But when asked to compare themselves with an average member of the community, they also rated themselves higher on all these traits, except law-abiding. And they saw themselves as equal to an average community member on that one!
6 6 Because of our capacity for self-deception, we need an objective standard to hold up against our lives. Reminders of our pride, out-ofcontrol anger, stinginess, critical spirits, and plain old selfishness. The Word of God does that for us. But unfortunately, even that accurate reflection may not be enough! James points out that it is possible to look at a mirror, to see the problems that need to be corrected, and walk away without doing anything about them. As one translator phrased it, Just a glance and off he goes! To avoid this temptation, we need to look intently into the mirror, really seeing what s there, and persevere, to do the work required to correct what needs changing. That requires a commitment on our part to spend regular time in personal reflection. We can know God s Word inside and out, but if we don t take time to examine our own actions and attitudes in light of it, it doesn t do us much good. Part of avoiding being a hypocrite is taking the time to listen to God s Word and to reflect on it in light of our own circumstances. And, James says that will be a blessing for us! That may come as a surprise to some of us, who have been hit over the head with the Bible throughout our lives! And some of the demands of God s Word are hard for us, even painful. It can feel more like a burden than a blessing! But James
7 is having none of that. He says that those who hear God s Word and apply it by doing what it says will be blessed! 7 I think that s because God s Word is a kind of owner s manual for human living. Like your car, you were designed to function best in certain ways. Your car s owner s manual tells you how best to maintain the vehicle, warning signs to look for, and the limits of its design. That s what God s Word does for us. It is a blessing to us because it keeps us running the way we re designed to run, protecting us from harm, and helping us to be useful to others. James closes this passage with some very practical signs to test whether our faith is real or not. 26 If any think they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless. 27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world. (James 1:26,27) First, are we able to control what we say? The power of words to do good or to do harm is extraordinary. Some of you are still burdened by some hurtful thing someone once said to you perhaps years ago, about your appearance or your abilities. Words have tremendous power to do lasting harm. But, thank God, they also have power to do good. Dottie Heflin was a master at using her words for good, affirming and encouraging
8 8 people in this community at every opportunity. I was often blessed by her words! How are you doing at controlling your speech? In addition, James reminds us that pure religion is involved in caring for the vulnerable. For him, that meant those who were widows and orphans. In our society that would involve the poor, immigrants, LGBT people, those who are mentally ill, addicts, children, older people who are alone, and even black men. We may strongly disagree with one another about how best to assist these vulnerable people, but if we claim to be followers of Jesus, we can never ignore them and their needs. Pure religion cares for the vulnerable. As I mentioned at the beginning of this sermon, just because I write sermons, it doesn t mean that I don t struggle to actually do these things each day. It is a struggle! Ask my wife! Knowing vs. doing. Let s pray that God will help us to be doers of God s Word.
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